Ornamental seam for sewed articles.



A. H. DE VOE.

ORNAMENTAL SEAM FOR SEWED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY3. I911- Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

INVENTOR TORNEY STAIESv PATET.

ALBERT DE VOE, OFVWESTFYIELID, JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SINGER MiAiItI- racruame COMPANY, A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY} I ORNAMENTAL SEAM r03 SEWED ARTICL S.

Application filed May 3, 1917. Serial No. 166,085.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. D Von, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ornamental Seams for Sewed Articles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates toan ornamental seam for sewed articles wherein the ornamentation is produced by an edge-portion of consists of fabric material including a plu-.

rality of superposed portions and a folded edge-portion adjacent said superposed portions, which edge-portion is indented at intervals. A line of stitches is disposed adjacent said indented edge-portion. Certain of said stitches, preferably regularly recurrent ones, pass around and confine the edgeportion at said indentations. A second line of stitches parallel with the first line passes through the fabric material at a distance back of the folded edge-portion andserves to secure an under ply of material to'an upper ply.

A better understanding of the invention may be had by referring to theaccompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention, together with certain of the essential elements of a convenient mechanism by'means of which the invention may be carried into effect. through the stitching pointof Fig. 1.; Fig. 3 shows a modification of the invention. Fig. 4 is a sectionon the line ,.'Fig. 3.

As illustrated in the drawings theiin- I proved seam comprises fabric-material indicated generally by the numeral 1. .In. the modification shown in Fig. 1, the fabric-ma- Specifieation of Letters Patent.

confined j by binding Fig. 2 is a vertical crosssection Patented Dec. 1-0, 191's;

terial includes an upper ply of fabric 2 havlnga folded edge 3. The fabric-material 1 further includes a lower ply t pref erably in the formof a strip having outer and inner'folded' edge-,portions5 and 6, respectively. The folded edges 3 and 5. are superposed; that is, one is placed above the other. The fabric-material 1 further in-,

cludes an ornamental edging-strip 7 which is preferably folded longitudinally along its center line and whose superposed edge-por-v tions 8 are preferably inserted between the edges 3 and 5 and are therefore concealed by theplies 2 and it. The exposed edge of the strip 7 is formed, preferably at regular in-. tervals, with indentations 9. A line of stitches 10 disposed mainly in the fabricmaterial 1 parallel with and within the edges 3 and 5, serves to secure the upper and lower plies2 and 4. to each other with the edging strip 7 between them. Certain of said stiches, preferably, regularly recurrent ones, passaround thefexposed edge of the edging strip at 11 and bind: in or confine the indented portions of the edging strip. All of the stitches ofthe line 10, including the .stitches 11, are anchored in the. lower ply or facing strip 4. A second line of stitches 12 parallel with the stitches 10 and relatively remote from the exposed edgeof theedging strip serves tosecure the upper and lowerplies 2 and 4 together and to conceal the inner edges of the edging and the infolded edges of 3. and 5.: i I Asshown in Fig. 1, the secqnd line of stitches 12 may -be .used for the purpose of stitching the inner. folded edge 6 of the facing strip 4 to the upper ply 2 to neatly finish off the under side of the seam, The area between the lines of stitches 10 and 12, forms a narrow bandvof uniform appearance which contrasts with the wavy or scalloped appearance of the edgeof the article. This contrast enhances the ornamental appearance as l a whole. .Any lateral strainuto which the edging 7' may be, subjected is transmitted equally to the upper and under plies 2 and 4, For this reason the seam is not liable to. be

deformedjby repeated laundryings or other chine may be provided with the throat-plate formed below its upper surface with a strip-guiding passagewa 16.adapted to receive the folded strip 4 as it emerges from the delivery end of the fold-guide 17 supported below the bed-plate 18. A second fold-guide 19, also disposed below the bedplate, may be used to fold the edging strip 7 longitudinally and deliver it through an opening 20 in the bed-plate to the upper side of the throat -plate along which it is led to the stitch-forming mechanism; The edge'of the upper ply of material 2 may be passed through a suitable fold-guide, not shown, and presented to the stitch-forming mechanism. 7 V

The machine may be equipped with a pair A of 'grippersQl and an edge indenter 22 disposed between said grippers 21 and formed with-a needle clearance recess 23'. As the machine is operated, the material is advanced regularly by suitable feeding. mechanism, such as fully disclosed in my said. prior patent, while the needles produce straightaway stitches. After a predetermined number of straightaway stitches have been formed the feed is arrested while the grippers are forced downwardly to hold the edging T at spaced points. The indenter 22 is advanced longitudinally to deflect the portions of theedging 7 between the two grippers so that, the right-hand needle in its next descent may pass down beside the indented, edge-portion and through, the lower ply 4; ,After' the needle rises the indenter is withdrawn and: the grippers elevated to allow the distorted material to spring back under the right-hand needle 13, The feeding action is then resumed and succeeding straightaway stitchesjare passed through the material followed by an over'edge stitch, &c., as above described. I

In the modification of the invention shown 7 in Fig. 3 the fabric-material 1 is folded so I tions 9?. p

parallel with the line of stitches 10 serves to o 6 as to'include superposed upper and under portions 2 and-4% of material, The fabricm'aterial Imay be said to further includean ornamental edge-portion 7 whichis adjacent to and in this connection is integral with the superposed portions 2and 4i; The exposed edge of the edge-portion 7 is' formed at intervals with indentations 9 A line of titcheslO serves" to securethe superposed portions 2 and. 44 together and certain of said stitchespass around the exposed edge of the folded edge-portion 7 at the points 11 and: bind-in or confine the indented por- The second line of stitches 12f,

secure the superposed portionsj 2" and 4 together at a point :relativ'ely" remote from the edge portion 7". I tion, the superposed portions QVan'd ifto- 'gether with the edgeportions '7 form: an

ornamentaltuck comprising a smooth base- In lthjismodificai portion 7 of uniform appearance and the ,The indented edge-portion 7 need not be subjected to the flattening action of the iron and therefore retains its normal soft and wavy appearance while lying close to the under-lapping ply of body-fabric.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what I claim herein is Li A seam for sewed articles comprising, in combination, a number ofplies of fabric material, an edge portion thereon, a line of stitches in said material adjacent the edge portion, spaced stitches in said line being drawn over the edge portion to form indentations therein, and a second line of stitches parallel with the" first line, whereby an anchorage is formed preventing distortion offlthe indented portion by strains transverse to the first line of stitches.

2. An article of fabric-material including, a folded edgeportion which is indented at intervals, a line of stitches adjacent said edge-portion, certain of said stitches passing around and confining said folded edgeportion at the indentations therein, and a second line of stitches formed in said article in parallelism with said first-mentioned line of stitclres and relatively remote from said edge-portion, whereby distortion of the material at the firstline of stitches is prevented. s

3. A seam for sewed articles comprising, upper and lower plies of material presenting superposed edge-portions, an edging strip having aninner edge" disposed between saidedge-portions and an outer edge which is indented at intervals, and a line of stitchesserving to secure the parts in their above defined relative positions, certain of said stitches passing around and confining the indented portions of the edging strip.

4. A seam for sewed articles comprising, upper and lower plies of material presenting" superposed edge-portions, an edging strip having an inner edge disposedabetween said edge portions and an outer edge which is indented at intervals, and a line of stitches serving to secure the parts in theiroabove defined relative positions, certain of said stitches passing. around and confining the stripl applied to the undersurfac e of said 7 body-fabric adjacent said edge, an edging strip having an inner edge-portion disposed between said. body'fabric and facing strip, and a line of stitches securing said parts,

spaced stitches in the line being drawn over the outer edge of the facing strip to foian indentations therein.

6. A seam for sewed articles comprising,

a body-fabric presenting an edge, a facing strip applied to the under surface of said body-fabric adjacent said edge, an edging strip having an inner edge-portion disposed between said body-fabric and facing strip and having an outer edge-portion which is indented at intervals, and a line of stitches serving to secure the parts in their above defined relative positions, all'ofsaid stitches being anchored in the facing strip and certain of said stitches passing over the outer edge of the edging strip at the indentations therein and serving to confine said outer edge at said indentations.

,7. A seam for sewed articles comprising, a body-fabric presenting an edge, a facing strip applied to the under surface of said body-fabric adjacent said edge, an edging strip having an inner edge portion disposed between said body-fabric and facing strip and having an outer edge portion which is indented at intervals, and a line of stitches servin to secure the parts in their above defined relative positions, all of said stitches being anchored in the facing strip and certain of said stitches passing over the outer edge of the edging strip at the indentations therein and serving to confine said outer edge at said indentations, and a second line of stitches serving'to secure the inner edge of the facing strip to the body-fabric.

8. A seam for sewed articles comprising, upper and lower plies of material presenting superposed edge-portions, an edging strip having an inner edge disposed between said edge-portions and an outer edge which is indented at intervals, and a line ofstitches passing mainly through said superposed edge-portions and the inner edge of the edging strip and including stitches which pass around and confine the indented por tions of the edging strip.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALBERT H. DE VOE.

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